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Orthorexia: When Healthy Becomes Obsession

I became a master calculator —not only of calories, but protein, carbohydrate, and fat content as well. I measured all of my portions with precision. Grocery shopping took hours as I read each and every label to figure out if it fit into my rigid diet. Orthorexia: When healthy becomes obsession Eggs, non-fat milk, wholegrain …

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Orthorexia: The “Healthy” Eating Disorder

Artwork by Jessica Grundy via Etsy.com What is Orthorexia? The term orthorexia is derived from the Greek word, “ortho” meaning “right” or “correct” and “orexis” meaning “appetite.” The literal meaning is “correct diet.”  Orthorexia was introduced in 1997 by Dr. Steven Bratman to be used as a parallel with other eating disorders, such as anorexia …

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Only Words?

5 Words on My Experience with Anorexia: Misery I cannot describe those 14 years in other words but misery. I was miserable from the moment I woke up until the moment I went to sleep. Everything felt worthless. Life seemed to be about agony. I couldn’t see what other people found so worth-wile about it. …

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On Fathers And Eating Disorders

  We’ve been talking about fathers this month and this post is dedicated to all the dads out there who want to be there for their daughter (or son) who has an eating disorder. Eating Disorder Recovery is a very emotionally-charged experience not only for the person going through the eating disorder, but for the …

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On Being Called “Fat”

  Here at Libero Network we’ve started a movement called “Stop Fitspiration” (#StopFitspiration), and, as many of you know, we’ve also received a lot of criticism from the ‘Fitspo’ people for this movement. This week, however, the criticism turned personal and they began attacking me. More specifically they called me ‘Fat’. Saying (paraphrased): “No wonder …

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Olympic Pride

As the Olympic fever has settled,  I’ve paused to reflect on this year’s games. By all appearances, the London Olympics celebrated the female athlete.  More women competed in these games than any in history.  More American women made the team than men, and they won their fair share of our nation’s hefty gold medal count. …

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Objectify

For another take on women and our bodies, check out All this beauty.

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OA (Oh No?)

12-step programs have guided countless individuals to sobriety and recovery.  I’ve worked with patients who fully attribute their substance abuse recovery to participation in “the rooms.”  While some patients never take to the fellowship, citing a variety of objections (e.g., don’t like the idea of a higher power, feel the organization is cultish, etc.), many find …

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Nutritional Recommendations

Recently, I attended an eating disorders talk given by a well-known local dietitian.  Boy, was I in for a surprise! The R.D.’s talk centered around the benefits of proteins, the dangers of carbs.  Toward the end, she gave us some sample high-protein breakfasts, including a couple she routinely eats. Each contained about 50% of the  calories …

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